Chair.



No. 827,225. PATENTED JULX 3'1, 190e.

, w. J. FOUNTAIN.

' GHAIR. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1905.

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UNITED sTAT'Es WILLIAM J. froUNrAiN,

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' #specifi-@atrend Lettersratet.

applicati@ nea member 4, 1905. "serai No. 285,845.

. ments in Chairs, of which the following is al specification. v

This invention is a chair adaptedfor use as a carfseat or otherwisewhere a chair having the functions and characteristics hereinafterdescribed may be capable of use.

The chair has a reversible back, which may l be also adjustedor inclinedat various angles.

Means are providedfor supporting the back at any desired inclination andfor releasing the same, so that it will be restored to upright of Fig.1.

position by springs provided for that purpose. Also lthe chair hasdevices for shifting the, seat according to the position of the back. y

Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the chair.Fig. 2 is a side elevation.` Fig. 3 is a section on the lineA 3 3 Fig. 4is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation withthe back in reclining position.

Referring speciiically to the drawings, the chair-frame is mounteduponlegs 6, which are properly braced and connected and support twopieces 7, on which the seat 8 is mounted. These pieces extend from thefrontto the back cross-pieces of the seatframe, and the-seat 8 isslidable, back and forth thereon, being held against lateraldisplacement by guideflanges 9 at the sides. The frame of the back isindicated at 10, having at the top a head-rest 11. This back iscushioned on both sides, so as to be reversible, and is supported uponarms 12, which are pivoted at their lower ends at 13 to cross\ pieces orcastings 1.4, which connect the upper ends of swinging parallel links15. The

links are pivotally joined to said connecting-v piece at 16 and to theframe of the chair at 17. The'lowerend's of the links are, however,connected by cross-rods 18, which eX- tend from the links on one side tothe links on the other side, it being understood that the links areduplicated on opposite sides of the chair. These links work outside thebars 7 in the spaces between said bars and the arm-frames at the sidesof the chair. The links lift and swing to reverse the back in awell-known manner. One of the cross-rods 18 is connected by arms 19 andlinks 20 to a cross-rod 21, which slides upon guides 22, se-

cured to the under side of the bars 7, and this cross-'rod hasyupwardly-pr ojec'ting lugs`23 which-et imho-les muret-0mm ofthe SeatsfWhen the back is reversed, -therod '18 turns and 'the connections'between' the lsame and the rod v21 `cause Vthe' la}tter 'to slide in"the ,guides and theflugs 23`shift or slide the seat'8 accordingly, soasto'bring'the seat in ,proper relation tothe back. l Y

'In order to adjust or control the inclinationv of the back to produceeither 'a reclining on which t e back is mounted, are pivotallyconnected to one end of links 24, which are pivotally connected at theirother ends to a bail 25, which is hinged at 26 to the arms of the chairand hangs under the seat thereof. The arms or branches of this bail arerespectively connected to opposing springs 26a, which normallyVcounteract `each other and hold ythe bail in a vertical position,inwhich case the back is in the upright or normal position. Engageablewith the cross-bar of the bail under-the seat is la notched bar 27 whichis loosely held between guide-pieces 28 at the front andback of thechair. \The bar has reduced ends which fit in the slot 29 intheguide-pieces. 30, Where it engages the bail. lengthwise under the seatand has free up-and 31 at the ends of the reduced portions, which or anupri ht chair, as desired, the arms 12,

down movement in the slots, .but is prevented from lengthwise movementby the shoulders The bar is also notched, as atV l It extends` f vshoulders are in contact with the guides 28. 'i

The bar27 may be lraised or lowered from either end of the seat by meansof cross-levers 32, which are pivoted to the seat-frame at 3 3 andextend across under opposite ends of the bar 27 respectively. The upperends of these levers are connected to push-rods 34, which work throughguide-loops 35, attached to the standards of the arms.

form a reclining-chair, one of the push-rods is shoved down. This turnsthe lever 32 and. lifts the appropriate end ofthe bar 27 so that thelcross-piece of the bail 25 is disengaged from the notch in said` bar.Then the vchairback may be tilted to the desired extent, and uponreleasing the push-rod the bar 27 drops by its own weight and the bailis engaged in ing the back at the adjustment. the back to its uprightposition, it is simpl necessary to shovedown` on the push-ro This liftsthe bar 27 and disengages the bail. 25,-and the springs 26 pull the bailto the cen- When it is desired to incline the back toone of the notchesof the bar 27, thereby hold- To restore IIO the

tral position and raise the back. The duplication of the push-rods andthe parts by means of which the bar 27 is released or lifted allows theadjustment of the back to be affected in either position-that is, thereversible feature of the back does not affect or prevent the operationof the means for inclining it to the extent desired.

Having thus described my invention, what lis claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is,`

1. A chair having a reversible back, swinging links at the sides uponwhich said back is Eivotally mounted, a swinging bail which angs fromthe sides of the chair and under the seat thereof, connecting-linksbetween bail and the back, and means to control sans?,

WILLIAM J. FOUNTAIN.

Witnesses:

NELLIE FEL'rsKoG.` H. G. BAToHELoR

